The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 462,721 in 2024 vs 1,400,638 people in East Timor in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 470,884 people compared to 1,441,764 in East Timor.
Population statistics:
- East Timor's population is 3.06 times bigger than Brunei's.
- Brunei is ranked the 170th most populous country in the world, while East Timor is the 152nd.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.006% for Brunei vs 0.02% for East Timor.
- For the last 10 years, Brunei has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +1.74% in East Timor.
- Since 2006, the population of Brunei has increased from 365K people to 471K (29.1% growth), while East Timor has grown from 977K to 1.44M (47.6% growth).
Brunei vs East Timor: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Brunei
|
East Timor
|
|
| 2100 | 467,416 | 1,987,918 |
| 2099 | 468,955 | 1,992,867 |
| 2098 | 470,474 | 1,999,551 |
| 2097 | 471,886 | 2,006,120 |
| 2096 | 473,386 | 2,014,062 |
| 2095 | 474,822 | 2,022,241 |
| 2094 | 476,324 | 2,029,109 |
| 2093 | 477,804 | 2,034,335 |
| 2092 | 479,320 | 2,039,916 |
| 2091 | 480,794 | 2,046,825 |
| 2090 | 482,320 | 2,053,125 |
| 2089 | 483,944 | 2,060,960 |
| 2088 | 485,580 | 2,066,983 |
| 2087 | 487,128 | 2,074,665 |
| 2086 | 488,625 | 2,077,590 |
| 2085 | 490,259 | 2,083,082 |
| 2084 | 491,848 | 2,088,840 |
| 2083 | 493,523 | 2,094,115 |
| 2082 | 495,200 | 2,096,675 |
| 2081 | 496,840 | 2,100,480 |
| 2080 | 498,434 | 2,103,409 |
| 2079 | 500,007 | 2,102,541 |
| 2078 | 501,497 | 2,105,113 |
| 2077 | 503,086 | 2,106,052 |
| 2076 | 504,597 | 2,105,444 |
| 2075 | 506,394 | 2,105,772 |
| 2074 | 508,080 | 2,104,099 |
| 2073 | 509,613 | 2,103,684 |
| 2072 | 511,047 | 2,100,004 |
| 2071 | 512,261 | 2,092,187 |
| 2070 | 513,446 | 2,089,722 |
| 2069 | 514,716 | 2,084,088 |
| 2068 | 516,037 | 2,077,511 |
| 2067 | 517,358 | 2,070,890 |
| 2066 | 518,464 | 2,062,513 |
| 2065 | 519,443 | 2,055,518 |
| 2064 | 520,281 | 2,047,799 |
| 2063 | 520,990 | 2,039,134 |
| 2062 | 521,488 | 2,032,012 |
| 2061 | 522,004 | 2,026,320 |
| 2060 | 522,425 | 2,018,694 |
| 2059 | 522,802 | 2,008,316 |
| 2058 | 523,135 | 1,996,874 |
| 2057 | 523,377 | 1,984,864 |
| 2056 | 523,422 | 1,970,638 |
| 2055 | 523,432 | 1,957,948 |
| 2054 | 523,252 | 1,949,486 |
| 2053 | 523,048 | 1,933,418 |
| 2052 | 522,679 | 1,920,237 |
| 2051 | 522,034 | 1,909,754 |
| 2050 | 521,243 | 1,892,942 |
| 2049 | 520,307 | 1,878,747 |
| 2048 | 519,256 | 1,861,668 |
| 2047 | 518,107 | 1,845,027 |
| 2046 | 516,871 | 1,829,444 |
| 2045 | 515,363 | 1,813,000 |
| 2044 | 513,945 | 1,797,485 |
| 2043 | 512,420 | 1,777,393 |
| 2042 | 510,764 | 1,756,780 |
| 2041 | 508,923 | 1,738,404 |
| 2040 | 507,093 | 1,720,102 |
| 2039 | 505,089 | 1,699,431 |
| 2038 | 502,784 | 1,679,979 |
| 2037 | 500,639 | 1,659,934 |
| 2036 | 498,469 | 1,640,507 |
| 2035 | 496,091 | 1,617,823 |
| 2034 | 493,656 | 1,597,525 |
| 2033 | 491,157 | 1,578,920 |
| 2032 | 488,666 | 1,560,470 |
| 2031 | 485,865 | 1,540,575 |
| 2030 | 482,904 | 1,518,500 |
| 2029 | 479,937 | 1,496,906 |
| 2028 | 476,756 | 1,475,696 |
| 2027 | 473,357 | 1,455,624 |
| 2026 | 469,968 | 1,436,626 |
| 2025 | 466,440 | 1,418,578 |
| 2024 | 462,721 | 1,400,638 |
| 2023 | 458,949 | 1,384,286 |
| 2022 | 455,370 | 1,369,295 |
| 2021 | 451,721 | 1,350,139 |
| 2020 | 447,404 | 1,326,053 |
| 2019 | 442,680 | 1,300,945 |
| 2018 | 437,810 | 1,275,959 |
| 2017 | 432,772 | 1,251,703 |
| 2016 | 427,564 | 1,228,312 |
| 2015 | 422,212 | 1,205,131 |
| 2014 | 416,750 | 1,181,903 |
| 2013 | 411,202 | 1,158,695 |
| 2012 | 405,557 | 1,134,885 |
| 2011 | 399,389 | 1,110,207 |
| 2010 | 392,332 | 1,084,679 |
| 2009 | 384,952 | 1,058,782 |
| 2008 | 377,793 | 1,032,429 |
| 2007 | 370,873 | 1,004,889 |
| 2006 | 364,663 | 976,597 |
| 2005 | 358,916 | 948,311 |
| 2004 | 352,911 | 929,074 |
| 2003 | 346,637 | 916,878 |
| 2002 | 340,099 | 879,159 |
| 2001 | 333,345 | 812,249 |
| 2000 | 326,424 | 745,088 |
| 1999 | 319,411 | 834,697 |
| 1998 | 312,385 | 942,530 |
| 1997 | 305,341 | 917,184 |
| 1996 | 298,276 | 892,282 |
| 1995 | 291,195 | 868,146 |
| 1994 | 284,091 | 844,493 |
| 1993 | 276,971 | 821,437 |
| 1992 | 269,839 | 799,318 |
| 1991 | 262,596 | 778,278 |
| 1990 | 255,292 | 760,345 |
| 1989 | 248,064 | 744,856 |
| 1988 | 240,913 | 730,745 |
| 1987 | 233,860 | 718,476 |
| 1986 | 226,495 | 707,185 |
| 1985 | 218,919 | 696,665 |
| 1984 | 211,661 | 686,777 |
| 1983 | 204,741 | 677,707 |
| 1982 | 198,165 | 669,149 |
| 1981 | 191,977 | 660,493 |
| 1980 | 186,111 | 649,871 |
| 1979 | 180,422 | 638,719 |
| 1978 | 174,884 | 628,775 |
| 1977 | 169,277 | 618,315 |
| 1976 | 163,607 | 607,620 |
| 1975 | 158,070 | 598,158 |
| 1974 | 152,656 | 590,827 |
| 1973 | 147,369 | 582,855 |
| 1972 | 142,189 | 572,962 |
| 1971 | 137,921 | 562,966 |
| 1970 | 135,138 | 553,069 |
| 1969 | 131,446 | 543,356 |
| 1968 | 126,222 | 533,875 |
| 1967 | 121,017 | 524,648 |
| 1966 | 115,874 | 515,696 |
| 1965 | 110,838 | 507,034 |
| 1964 | 105,922 | 498,659 |
| 1963 | 101,159 | 490,564 |
| 1962 | 96,719 | 482,774 |
| 1961 | 92,517 | 475,291 |
| 1960 | 88,347 | 468,118 |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
GeoRank.org/population/brunei/east-timor | CC BY 
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brunei increased by 62,901 people (a 17.2% growth), while East Timor gained 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brunei gained 43,320 people (a 10.1% growth), while East Timor's population increased by 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth).
Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2006 and is 170th in 2026. East Timor was ranked 155th in 2006 and ranked 152nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Brunei's population will grow by 10.7% to 521,243 people with a rank change from 170th to 171st. The population of East Timor will increase by 31.3% to 1,892,942 people and rank change from 152nd to 149th.
Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 523K people compared to the peak of 2.11M people in 2077 for East Timor.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Brunei
|
East Timor
|
|
| 2100 | -0.33% | -0.25% |
| 2099 | -0.32% | -0.33% |
| 2098 | -0.3% | -0.33% |
| 2097 | -0.32% | -0.39% |
| 2096 | -0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2095 | -0.32% | -0.34% |
| 2094 | -0.31% | -0.26% |
| 2093 | -0.32% | -0.27% |
| 2092 | -0.31% | -0.34% |
| 2091 | -0.32% | -0.31% |
| 2090 | -0.34% | -0.38% |
| 2089 | -0.34% | -0.29% |
| 2088 | -0.32% | -0.37% |
| 2087 | -0.31% | -0.14% |
| 2086 | -0.33% | -0.26% |
| 2085 | -0.32% | -0.28% |
| 2084 | -0.34% | -0.25% |
| 2083 | -0.34% | -0.12% |
| 2082 | -0.33% | -0.18% |
| 2081 | -0.32% | -0.14% |
| 2080 | -0.31% | 0.04% |
| 2079 | -0.3% | -0.12% |
| 2078 | -0.32% | -0.04% |
| 2077 | -0.3% | 0.03% |
| 2076 | -0.35% | -0.02% |
| 2075 | -0.33% | 0.08% |
| 2074 | -0.3% | 0.02% |
| 2073 | -0.28% | 0.18% |
| 2072 | -0.24% | 0.37% |
| 2071 | -0.23% | 0.12% |
| 2070 | -0.25% | 0.27% |
| 2069 | -0.26% | 0.32% |
| 2068 | -0.26% | 0.32% |
| 2067 | -0.21% | 0.41% |
| 2066 | -0.19% | 0.34% |
| 2065 | -0.16% | 0.38% |
| 2064 | -0.14% | 0.42% |
| 2063 | -0.1% | 0.35% |
| 2062 | -0.1% | 0.28% |
| 2061 | -0.08% | 0.38% |
| 2060 | -0.07% | 0.52% |
| 2059 | -0.06% | 0.57% |
| 2058 | -0.05% | 0.61% |
| 2057 | -0.009% | 0.72% |
| 2056 | -0.002% | 0.65% |
| 2055 | 0.03% | 0.43% |
| 2054 | 0.04% | 0.83% |
| 2053 | 0.07% | 0.69% |
| 2052 | 0.12% | 0.55% |
| 2051 | 0.15% | 0.89% |
| 2050 | 0.18% | 0.76% |
| 2049 | 0.2% | 0.92% |
| 2048 | 0.22% | 0.9% |
| 2047 | 0.24% | 0.85% |
| 2046 | 0.29% | 0.91% |
| 2045 | 0.28% | 0.86% |
| 2044 | 0.3% | 1.13% |
| 2043 | 0.32% | 1.17% |
| 2042 | 0.36% | 1.06% |
| 2041 | 0.36% | 1.06% |
| 2040 | 0.4% | 1.22% |
| 2039 | 0.46% | 1.16% |
| 2038 | 0.43% | 1.21% |
| 2037 | 0.44% | 1.18% |
| 2036 | 0.48% | 1.4% |
| 2035 | 0.49% | 1.27% |
| 2034 | 0.51% | 1.18% |
| 2033 | 0.51% | 1.18% |
| 2032 | 0.58% | 1.29% |
| 2031 | 0.61% | 1.45% |
| 2030 | 0.62% | 1.44% |
| 2029 | 0.67% | 1.44% |
| 2028 | 0.72% | 1.38% |
| 2027 | 0.72% | 1.32% |
| 2026 | 0.76% | 1.27% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | 1.28% |
| 2024 | 0.82% | 1.18% |
| 2023 | 0.79% | 1.09% |
| 2022 | 0.81% | 1.42% |
| 2021 | 0.96% | 1.82% |
| 2020 | 1.07% | 1.93% |
| 2019 | 1.11% | 1.96% |
| 2018 | 1.16% | 1.94% |
| 2017 | 1.22% | 1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.27% | 1.92% |
| 2015 | 1.31% | 1.97% |
| 2014 | 1.35% | 2% |
| 2013 | 1.39% | 2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.54% | 2.22% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | 2.35% |
| 2010 | 1.92% | 2.45% |
| 2009 | 1.89% | 2.55% |
| 2008 | 1.87% | 2.74% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | 2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | 2.98% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | 2.07% |
| 2004 | 1.81% | 1.33% |
| 2003 | 1.92% | 4.29% |
| 2002 | 2.03% | 8.24% |
| 2001 | 2.12% | 9.01% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 2.25% | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 2.31% | 2.76% |
| 1997 | 2.37% | 2.79% |
| 1996 | 2.43% | 2.78% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | 2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.57% | 2.81% |
| 1993 | 2.64% | 2.77% |
| 1992 | 2.76% | 2.7% |
| 1991 | 2.86% | 2.36% |
| 1990 | 2.91% | 2.08% |
| 1989 | 2.97% | 1.93% |
| 1988 | 3.02% | 1.71% |
| 1987 | 3.25% | 1.6% |
| 1986 | 3.46% | 1.51% |
| 1985 | 3.43% | 1.44% |
| 1984 | 3.38% | 1.34% |
| 1983 | 3.32% | 1.28% |
| 1982 | 3.22% | 1.31% |
| 1981 | 3.15% | 1.63% |
| 1980 | 3.15% | 1.75% |
| 1979 | 3.17% | 1.58% |
| 1978 | 3.31% | 1.69% |
| 1977 | 3.47% | 1.76% |
| 1976 | 3.5% | 1.58% |
| 1975 | 3.55% | 1.24% |
| 1974 | 3.59% | 1.37% |
| 1973 | 3.64% | 1.73% |
| 1972 | 3.09% | 1.78% |
| 1971 | 2.06% | 1.79% |
| 1970 | 2.81% | 1.79% |
| 1969 | 4.14% | 1.78% |
| 1968 | 4.3% | 1.76% |
| 1967 | 4.44% | 1.74% |
| 1966 | 4.54% | 1.71% |
| 1965 | 4.64% | 1.68% |
| 1964 | 4.71% | 1.65% |
| 1963 | 4.59% | 1.61% |
| 1962 | 4.54% | 1.57% |
| 1961 | 4.72% | 1.53% |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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In 2024, the population of Brunei grew by 0.82%, while East Timor's population grew by 1.18%.
Live population counters
|
Brunei
|
East Timor
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
470884
|
1441764
|
| Population rank | 170/197 | 152/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
2.32 hours
|
32.1 minutes
|
| One birth every |
1.4 hours
|
17.2 minutes
|
| One death every |
3.65 hours
|
52.2 minutes
|
| Daily growth/decline | +10 | +45 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,772 | +16,352 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.82% | +1.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 114/197 | 91/197 |
| One migration net change every |
1.08 years
|
3.44 hours
|
| Annual migration change | +0 | -2,550 |
| Net migration rank | 77/196 | 102/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 119,933 | 8,303 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 124/195 | 179/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 25.9% | 0.6% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 21/195 | 169/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Brunei
|
East Timor
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | 0 | - | -2,550 |
| 2024 | - | 0 | - | -2,552 |
| 2023 | 3,837 | 0 | 20,495 | -5,620 |
| 2022 | 3,319 | 0 | 20,625 | -5,519 |
| 2021 | 3,985 | 0 | 20,101 | 3,111 |
| 2020 | 4,188 | 462 | 21,166 | 3,793 |
| 2019 | 4,335 | 456 | 21,307 | 3,942 |
| 2018 | 4,502 | 450 | 21,650 | 3,062 |
| 2017 | 4,685 | 440 | 22,145 | 1,666 |
| 2016 | 4,876 | 415 | 22,778 | 208 |
| 2015 | 5,060 | 356 | 23,391 | -20 |
| 2014 | 5,206 | 303 | 24,040 | -958 |
| 2013 | 5,302 | 285 | 24,538 | -1,206 |
| 2012 | 5,349 | 346 | 24,890 | -609 |
| 2011 | 5,242 | 1,399 | 25,237 | -159 |
| 2010 | 5,003 | 2,479 | 25,515 | 470 |
| 2009 | 4,789 | 2,489 | 25,696 | 117 |
| 2008 | 4,624 | 2,409 | 25,888 | 1,009 |
| 2007 | 4,521 | 2,291 | 26,074 | 2,103 |
| 2006 | 4,590 | 1,030 | 26,221 | 2,184 |
| 2005 | 4,703 | 1,163 | 26,412 | 1,759 |
| 2004 | 4,874 | 1,261 | 26,751 | -16,447 |
| 2003 | 5,034 | 1,383 | 26,900 | -12,810 |
| 2002 | 5,169 | 1,499 | 25,410 | 35,935 |
| 2001 | 5,275 | 1,569 | 23,314 | 49,159 |
| 2000 | 5,331 | 1,660 | 21,579 | 40,272 |
| 1999 | 5,388 | 1,639 | 21,871 | -262,940 |
| 1998 | 5,466 | 1,566 | 23,590 | 1,806 |
| 1997 | 5,518 | 1,533 | 23,501 | 1,804 |
| 1996 | 5,606 | 1,464 | 22,703 | 1,796 |
| 1995 | 5,750 | 1,348 | 21,962 | 1,806 |
| 1994 | 5,907 | 1,206 | 21,746 | 1,794 |
| 1993 | 6,045 | 1,082 | 20,770 | 1,795 |
| 1992 | 6,169 | 969 | 19,880 | 1,794 |
| 1991 | 6,259 | 1,087 | 18,605 | 1,803 |
| 1990 | 6,265 | 992 | 18,343 | -2,881 |
| 1989 | 6,202 | 1,002 | 17,758 | -2,246 |
| 1988 | 6,135 | 962 | 12,118 | 587 |
| 1987 | 6,017 | 994 | 11,945 | -106 |
| 1986 | 5,826 | 1,897 | 11,062 | -316 |
| 1985 | 5,620 | 1,808 | 10,788 | -495 |
| 1984 | 5,373 | 1,722 | 10,922 | -1,436 |
| 1983 | 5,138 | 1,602 | 9,686 | -1,032 |
| 1982 | 4,931 | 1,475 | 9,579 | -1,125 |
| 1981 | 4,839 | 1,124 | 9,336 | -482 |
| 1980 | 4,775 | 995 | 6,940 | 5,457 |
| 1979 | 4,717 | 899 | 987 | 8,924 |
| 1978 | 4,668 | 791 | -1,000 | 10,967 |
| 1977 | 4,594 | 1,157 | 296 | 10,657 |
| 1976 | 4,518 | 1,080 | 783 | 9,662 |
| 1975 | 4,431 | 1,047 | -1,062 | 9,542 |
| 1974 | 4,334 | 1,011 | 8,405 | -2,222 |
| 1973 | 4,216 | 1,007 | 10,033 | -278 |
| 1972 | 4,085 | 1,053 | 10,030 | 0 |
| 1971 | 3,880 | -476 | 9,964 | 0 |
| 1970 | 3,694 | -1,538 | 9,824 | 0 |
| 1969 | 3,618 | 1,608 | 9,611 | 0 |
| 1968 | 3,551 | 1,677 | 9,356 | 0 |
| 1967 | 3,477 | 1,703 | 9,089 | 0 |
| 1966 | 3,403 | 1,697 | 8,810 | 0 |
| 1965 | 3,326 | 1,655 | 8,526 | 0 |
| 1964 | 3,264 | 1,595 | 8,235 | 0 |
| 1963 | 3,195 | 1,469 | 7,938 | 0 |
| 1962 | 3,128 | 1,088 | 7,639 | 0 |
| 1961 | 3,175 | 1,014 | 7,330 | 0 |
| 1960 | 3,168 | 982 | 7,012 | 0 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Over the last 10 years, 93.9% of the population change in Brunei is from natural causes (a gain of 43,993 people) and 6.15% is from migration (a gain of 2,882 people). In East Timor 98.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 217,698 people) and 1.66% is from migration (a gain of 3,665 people).
As of 2024, 119,933 residents or 25.9% of the population were not native-born in Brunei, compared to 8,303 people or 0.6% in East Timor.
Biggest cities by population
|
Brunei
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Kuala Belait | 70K |
| Bandar Seri Begawan | 50K |
| Seria | 13.1K |
|
East Timor
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Dili | 222K |
| Maliana | 15.8K |
| Baucau | 15K |
| Ainaro | 5.45K |
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Population differences between Brunei and East Timor
|
Brunei
|
East Timor
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75.8 years | 68.3 years |
| Average age | 33.9 years | 26.6 years |
| Median age | 33.2 years | 22.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.1:46.9 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.75 births per woman | 2.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 231 ppl/mi² | 250.2 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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